thượng uý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • thượng úy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上尉.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔwi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]

Noun

thượng uý

  1. (military, army) senior captain
  2. (military, navy, coast guard) sub-lieutenant
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